Tan France reveals ‘shameful’ reason he once tried to hide his identity The Queer Eye star has produced award-winning play The P Word, which charts the parallel lives of two gay Pakistani men. Evening Standard · Jun 3
Saul at the London Handel Festival: Has the tangled family tensions of Succession 4/5 The London Handel Festival opens with a sell-out performance of one of his greatest oratorios Evening Standard · Feb 19
Huge decline at L.A. port is a hit to truckers—and a stark warning of coming tariff damage Los Angeles is already experiencing a huge drop-off, and truckers in other cities will soon be hit, too. Fortune · Apr 25, 2025
Will an extension add value to your home? The lowdown on the potential of creating extra space Discover the difference an extension could make to what a home is worth with knowhow from property experts Ideal Home · Dec 29, 2024
The Pirates of Penzance at the London Coliseum review: bold, bright and inviting as a comic strip 4/5 Mike Leigh’s take on the production is comparatively sober, but don’t worry: there’s still humour in spades Evening Standard · Dec 3, 2024
Shifters review – drama of first love lost has giddy kisses and real heart Benedict Lombe questions ideas around abuse, grief and the Black body in this meet-again-cute starring Tosin Cole and Heather Agyepong The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2024
One Last Push review – Chris Chibnall’s family farce about birth and beyond A fitfully funny play from the creator of Broadchurch considers the terrifying prospects of parenthood yet never quite delivers The Guardian - UK · Feb 20, 2024
The playwrights fighting for the NHS: ‘We only engage in a moment of crisis’ From Michael Sheen’s portrayal of the organisation’s founder to a frank tale of the modern challenges faced by its staff, theatres are exploring the history, and fragile future, of our health service The Guardian - UK · Feb 16, 2024
Branwen: Dadeni review – epic musical is a landmark in Welsh theatre This Welsh-language retelling of an ancient myth is a huge endeavour, with great performances and lots of promise The Guardian - UK · Nov 9, 2023
Ruddigore review – straight staging maroons G&S’s silly satire in the Victorian age It’s a stretch to make this slight 19th-century satire speak to a modern audience, and tremendous singing is not enough to make it do so here The Guardian - UK · Aug 10, 2023
Analysis: Donald Trump's war on truth confronts another test with voters Now seeking a second term even as he fights federal charges, Donald Trump continues to shatter the norms of American politics The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2023
Così fan tutte review – probing and insightful staging is wonderfully conducted by Karabits Director Martin Lloyd-Evans prises open Mozart’s opera’s emotional complexity in a production that might be set in traditional dress but engages with today’s concerns The Guardian - UK · Jun 9, 2023
Rigoletto review – Verdi’s jester locks horns with the Bullingdon Club In an engaging but problematic staging, the Duke’s court is relocated to interwar Oxford, with Alison Langer’s beautifully sung Gilda a standout The Guardian - UK · May 31, 2023
The Magic Flute review – WNO’s hectic new version is a lightsaber too far Daisy Evans’ psychedelic and frantic modern reworking dodges the original’s problems, but loses much of Mozart’s magic and energy in the process – and the flute itself The Guardian - UK · Mar 6, 2023
Bristol Post · Feb 21, 2023 Review: Emilia staged by Bristol Old Vic Theatre School at Circomedia What is fact and what is fiction in Sally Cookson's powerful production about one of the nation's first professional female poets is irrelevant, as an immensely talented cast put on a blistering performance
The Guardian - UK · Sep 16, 2022 The P Word review – an irresistible romance and so much more Waleed Akhtar’s bewitching love story between a gym bunny and an asylum seeker raises urgent issues
The Guardian - UK · Jul 28, 2022 ‘Anyone – you, me, everybody – could be Dalia’: Garsington’s refugee community opera Performed by amateurs and professionals, Dalia – the tender story of a displaced girl who finds acceptance through cricket – is a rebuke to the UK’s increasingly cruel immigration policy
The Guardian - UK · Jun 30, 2022 Migrations review – ambitious and timely new opera examines freedom Welsh National Opera’s staging of six stories of migration is a brave and far-reaching exercise in collaboration and diversity, with a heroic effort from composer Will Todd
The Guardian - UK · Jun 2, 2022 Orfeo review – descent to the underworld takes you to heaven John Caird delivers a triumphant fusion of staging, choreography and performance – with Ed Lyon formidably assured in the title role